South Africans With Special Permission Voted On Monday.

Several residents sat eagerly at their retirement home to cast their special ballots, avoiding the long lines expected on Wednesday. The special voting process is intended for registered voters who cannot travel to a voting station due to physical limitations such as disability, pregnancy, or advanced age.

Staff from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) also visited the elderly at home to assist them in exercising their right to vote and explain the process.

South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has grown of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid, a system of white minority rule 30 years ago.

The primary election day is Wednesday when people will vote in all nine provinces. It will determine the makeup of the national and provincial legislatures. Results are expected within a few days. Nearly 28 million people, out of a total population of 62 million, have registered to vote in the country’s seventh fully democratic national election since apartheid ended.

The restricted voting procedure is for registered voters who cannot travel to a voting location due to physical limitations such as disability, pregnancy, or advanced age.

Staff from the Independent Electoral Commission also visited the elderly in their homes to help them exercise their franchise to vote and clarify the process.